The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-29
saturday, january 30, 1887.

Miss Mary A. Reynolds is visiting
relatives in Middleton this week
Mrs. Robt. Barr of Wilmington, is
visiting her sister, Miss Mary Motherall.
Excellent duck shooting is reported
from the meadows surrounding Della
ware City.
Mis-. r. Bond Brown, of Elkton, was
in town on Thursday. She visited her
husband.
Are you insured? Are you going to
move? These are the two leading ques-
tons now.
The snow fell in larger flakes on
Monday than was ever seen before by
our oldest citizens.
DR.. L. G. Jay mud family have re-
moved to Chester, p, where the Doctor
will open drug store.
Miss Emma Thomas of North East,
Md, is visiting Miss Annie Pillng at the
East End, this week.
Mr. Rankin Armstrong is putting in
some neat shelves in the clothing depart
ment of his double store.
Mr. Jas. Gibson, who lives at the
West End, will remove his family to
Wilmington about March 25th.
This is the season Of the year when
the thermometer will register above 500
one day and be down below 20' the next.
The roads are almost too bad to travel
over. 1t is great pity that roads cannot
be kept in travelling condition during the
summer.
1t is said that it keeps some ladies
very busy to attend all meetings of the
many societies of which they are mem
beers.
Fred Choate has just put in a new
stock of useful articles, from slate pen
Gil to complete school outfit. Give him
call
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Maxwell of Whining
ton, Del, spent Friday evening with his
cousin, Mrs. +. A. Watson, on Delaware
avenue.
Miss Bertha Holman, formerly this
town, now of Chester, Pa was the guest
of her father, Mr.. A. NJ Holman OF this
town last week.
Miss Porter daughter of +. G. Por-
ter, formerly of this town, now of Min
nesota, who had been visiting Mrs.
Agnes Miller, started for home this week.
Mrs. S. A. Roach keeps upher stan
dard of popularity in getting up stews,
frys and pans. Her oyster saloon is just
west of GriiIiths glass front, on Main
street.
Rev. Chas. II. Holloway, who is at
present employed with the Common
wealth Trust Company at Philadelphia,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
family at the West End
Edwin r. Di!worth has taken charge
of the drug store lately owned by Edward
G. Jay, who has taken store at Chester,
Pa. Mr.. Dilworth will not move from
Wilmington to this town till later.
The northern wall of mill No of
the ruins of the Dean Wooden Mills fell
with terrific crash on Monday morning
during the heavy wind The north wall
was generally supposed to have been the
least injured of the whole number of
walls of both mills.
AT the p. w. & b. station, south Of
town, not many days since dude came
running in Ct being about one hour be-
fore the train was due and asked for n
ticket and two trunks for Elkton, -mean-
ing two checks. The scene, caused by
the chappys antics was amusing.
The LEDGER is becoming more pop
ular each week as valuable advertising
medium. We would call especial atten-
ton to the ads, in this issus. Our "for
sale" and "wanted" column is being
used extensively and with good results.
Bring along your advertisements
A pro.racted meeting is now in pro-
gress at the Presbyterian Church Rev.
j. II. Milligan, of Rock Church, preached
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Mr.. VIM. IL. Parker, Chairman of the
Devotional Committee of the Y. NJ. C. 4.
of Philadelphia, gave two powerful talks,
one on Thursday evening the other on
Friday evening.
The panther or wild cat scare is
epidemic in this town, as well as vicinity
The night clerk at the p. W. & b. sta
ton has undergone much fright and vex-
alton of spirit on account of the animal
Wherever he goes at night the strange
animal seems to be, whether in actual
form or merely in imagination. If the
plaguey thing does not cease its strange
pranks, this individual will be prompted
to offer a reward for its capture
George w. Williams and Samuel NJ.
Donncll, acting respectively for the
Farmers Mutual and the New Castle Co.
Mutual Insurance Companies have paid
the amount of their insurance policies to
the Dean Wooden Company. The Farm
ers' held S., 200 and the New Castle So
600 upon the burned property and mas
much as they are both local companies
and entitled to ninety days time in
which to satisfy the claim, their prompt
action is considered very magnanimous.
These are the first payments made as yet
by any of the companies.
One of the most interesting courses
of lectures ever held in Newark is being
arranged by the Faculty of Delaware
College. The entire list is not quite
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